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Mitchell Parker and Andrew Alvarez were among the notable cuts in the fourth batch for the Washington Nationals, while an intriguing prospect is set to start on Saturday.
The Washington Nationals suffered their first loss in a week after falling 8-3 to the New York Mets on Friday night in Zack Littell's debut with the team, but they'll look to bounce back in a 12:05 PM tipoff in the fourth meeting against the Miami Marlins in spring training. And they will do so with an intriguing name set to take the mound. Jessica Camerato of MLB.
com reported on Friday that Nationals prospect Alex Clemmey is set to take the mound on Saturday, marking his first start on Saturday. The 20 year old is coming off a 2025 season where he finished 7-5 overall with a 3. 57 ERA and 1.
38 WHIP while throwing 136 strikeouts and 73 walks in 116. 2 innings and 25 games. The bulk of his work came in A+ where he posted a 2..
47 ERA and 7-4 record with 113 of his 136 coming during his 87. 1 innings and 19 appearances. It marks the latest shakeup for manager Blake Butera, who is capitalizing on the open day in the rotation to evaluate the 11th-best prospect in the Nationals' farm system, per MLB.